Happiful March 2020

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How acrylic nails helped me beat my hair-pulling disorder For years, Salma battled trichotillomania – the irresistible urge to pull out her hair. Then a simple trip to a nail salon transformed her life, and her sense of self… Writing | Salma Haidrani

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or most of my teens, mornings often followed the same pattern: I’d wake up with raw and red eyes, a sore scalp, several missing lashes, and patches of bare skin between my eyebrows. It took a few seconds before it’d dawn on me why: I’d deliberately pulled my hair out, and now there was hardly any of it left. It wasn’t always like this. With our thick mane and full set of dark eyelashes, no one could easily tell me or my twin, Layla, apart. >>>

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Mental health matters

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page 90

A voice of understanding

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pages 87-89

Konnie Huq: An exact science

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pages 83-85

Small changes to feel POWERFUL

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pages 80-81

PUKKA-UP PUKKA-UP

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pages 76-79

Why is getting anxiety medication so anxiety inducing?

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pages 73-75

Acupuncture: Getting to the point

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Gloves Off

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10 nutrition myths debunked

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Beliisimo! Pasta recipes to make you weak at the knees

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How to de-stress in five simple steps

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Finally free to be me

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How to stop resentment building in your relationship

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pages 52-55

Wellbeing – fact or fiction?

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How acrylic nails helped me beat my hair-pulling disorder

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How to deal with the “How's work?" question

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Learning to choose me

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pages 39-41

Mindful Crafting

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AN OPEN BOOK

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pages 32-33

Ask the experts

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Mental health and diet culture… with Grace

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Moving on Up

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How to ask for what you need in a relationship

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Head over heels

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What is echoism?

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Parrots prove sharing is caring

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Loosen your tie – work is getting more casual

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‘Close-knit’ community brings pride and purpose to residents

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Photographer proves boys can have a royally good time, too!

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